Category: River Parrett

The following day we were back on the river for round two of the Memorial Shield and after scoring 8 points in the first match, I needed a better result today or my campaign would be all but over already. 14 of us fishing today with all the pegs in the first field (with the exception of number 21) and on my …

As I said in the previous post, I had a week off work but hadn’t actually planned on fishing again until the weekend although when some of the Stoke lads mentioned having a knock up in the Cricket Bat Field to see how it was fishing, I couldn’t resist! I drew up there for the first time in the Axminster Cup last …

I know I say it every year but I really look forward to the Stoke matches on the Parrett, on paper it doesn’t sound particularly inspiring with 3lb being a good weight but I can’t get enough of it. The first match of the new season is always the Evening Cup which means I get to have a lie before meeting for …

Going into the final round I was actually leading the series but with Derek only two points behind and Dave and Danny also in close proximity, anything could happen and after drawing number 10 last week I was praying for a better peg this time. After breakfast at The Ranch it was soon time for the draw and with eight of us …

I hadn’t necessarily intended to fish all three of these matches but after doing well and really enjoying the first one (catching a few fish also really helps!), I decided to fish the other two. We had a fair bit of rain leading up to the weekend so with some colour in the river again, hopefully we’d be in for another good …

I love the matches on the upper Parrett during the Summer months, it can be tricky but it’s interesting fishing trying to catch the 3lb which is normally enough to get you in the frame. Stoke hold a series of three matches in the Autumn (hence the name!) and as I’ve never fished the river this time of year, I thought I’d …

For the final Stoke match on the Parrett, due to fixture clashes, people away on holiday etc, we had a rather depleted turnout of only eight anglers but on the plus side it meant we could cherry pick the better pegs. Saying that, I didn’t really fancy numbers 5 and 13 so was over the moon when I pulled out peg 9, …

If you’ve followed the blog for a few years, you will know I love fishing Stoke’s matches on the Parrett but the Memorial Shield has so far eluded me and in five years I’ve finished second three times and it’s starting to feel like I’ll never win it. With a river like the Parrett, you obviously need to draw some good pegs …

For round four of the Memorial Shield, we were back at Parrett Works and after drawing a bunghole end peg in the last match another good one was required today. Once we’d had breakfast and paid pools etc, it was time for the ‘Bucket of Doom’, I grabbed a milk bottle top and when I summoned the courage to look, I was …